ואהבת לרעך כמוך
The precept וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ “you shall love your neighbor as yourself” in Leviticus, is one of many action-oriented commandments focused on Israelite social cohesion. Only in Late Antique Jewish and early Christian sources, did the rule take on a transcendent role as the principle in which all of the Torah is encompassed.
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John J. Collins
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The Hidden Message of the Opening Verses of Kedoshim
Rabbi
Uzi Weingarten
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